Patents by Inventor Nobuyoshi Yamashita

Nobuyoshi Yamashita has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230372893
    Abstract: An activated carbon for adsorbing neutral per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds used in quantitative analysis of neutral per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample includes an activated carbon having a BET specific surface area of 900 m2/g or more for desorbably adsorbing neutral per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds distributed in a gas phase from the water sample by aerating or bubbling, with an inert gas as a carrier gas, the water sample sealed in a vessel and temperature-controlled to a temperature at which the neutral per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds can be distributed in a gas phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi YAMASHITA, Sachi TANIYASU, Tsutomu KOUSAKA, Makoto YOKOI, Chiharu HORI, Kodai SHIMAMURA, Takuya ASANO
  • Publication number: 20220289578
    Abstract: [SUMMARY] [OBJECT] To provide a per- and polyfluoroalkyl compound-adsorbing activated carbon having a high collection rate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in an atmospheric sample, and a filter body using the same. [ACHIEVING MEANS] A per- and polyfluoroalkyl compound-adsorbing activated carbon for desorbably adsorbing per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in an atmospheric sample, the activated carbon including an activated carbon adsorbent having a BET specific surface area of 900 m2/g or more, a sum (Vmic) of a volume of micropores of 1 nm or less of 0.35 cm3/g or more, a sum (Vmet) of a volume of mesopores of 2 to 60 nm of 0.02 cm3/g or more, a volume difference (Vs) between the micropore volume (Vmic) and the mesopore volume (Vmet) of 0.45 or more, and a surface oxide amount of 0.10 meq/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Sachi Taniyasu, Tsutomu Kousaka, Makoto Yokoi, Chiharu Hori, Kodai Shimamura, Takuya Asano
  • Publication number: 20220266217
    Abstract: [OBJECT] To provide an activated carbon for adsorbing per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample, the activated carbon having a high collection rate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample, and a filter body using the same. [ACHIEVING MEANS] An activated carbon for adsorbing per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample to desorbably adsorb per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample, wherein the activated carbon is composed of an activated carbon adsorbent having a BET specific surface area of 800 m2/g or more or a surface oxide amount of 0.20 meq/g or less, or alternatively, a BET specific surface area of 800 m2/g or more and a surface oxide amount of 0.50 meq/g or less, and wherein a sum (Vmic) of a volume of micropores of 1 nm or less of the activated carbon adsorbent is 0.30 cm3/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Sachi Taniyasu, Tsutomu Kousaka, Makoto Yokoi, Chiharu Hori, Kodai Shimamura, Takuya Asano
  • Publication number: 20170098499
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic core part by which failures such as cracks do not occur even if the magnetic core part contains 90% by mass or more of an amorphous metal powder. The magnetic core part is formed by thermoset molding at least one magnetic powder selected from an amorphous metal powder alone and an amorphous metal powder coated with an insulating material, and a thermosetting binder resin. The magnetic core part contains the magnetic powder in an amount of 90% by mass or more and 99% by mass or less with respect to the total amount of the magnetic powder and the thermosetting binder resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Natsuhiko MORI, Hiroyuki NODA, Eiichirou SHIMAZU, Nobuyoshi YAMASHITA, Shougo KANBE, Takayuki ODA, Shinji MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9003664
    Abstract: A shaft material integrally having a shaft portion and a flange portion is formed by a forging process. The end face of the shaft portion of the shaft material and the end face of the flange portion on the opposite side of the shaft portion are ground relative to the corrected face, and the outer circumferential surface of the shaft material is ground relative to the end faces. This renders the cylindricity of the radial bearing faces formed on the outer periphery of the shaft portion of the produced shaft member to be 3 ?m or lower. Moreover, a shaft material integrally having the shaft portion and flange portion is formed, while simultaneously thrust hydrodynamic groove regions are formed on both end faces of the flange portion. After the forging process, radial hydrodynamic groove regions are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the shaft portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Fukui Byora Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Hideaki Kubota, Natsuhiko Mori, Keiji Nagasaki, Masahiro Makino
  • Patent number: 8931175
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a bearing member having a highly accurate dynamic pressure generating portion stably at low cost. Dynamic pressure grooves (8a1) and (8a2) are formed as the dynamic pressure generating portions on an inner circumferential surface of the electroforming portion (10) by an electroforming process, and injection molding is performed by using a resin while inserting the electroforming portion (10), thereby forming a bearing member (8). A shaft member (2) is inserted into an inner circumference of the bearing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuhiko Mori, Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Fuminori Satoji, Isao Komori, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Masafumi Okuma, Kenichi Mitani
  • Patent number: 8756816
    Abstract: A housing for a fluid lubrication bearing apparatus is produced. The housing has a cylindrical shape whose inner periphery having a fixing face to which an outer circumferential surface of a bearing sleeve is to be fixed. The method includes providing a forging mold having a groove molding portion extending parallel to a direction of a stroke of said mold and a face molding portion having a convex cylindrical shape on an outer periphery of the forging mold for forming the fixing face of the housing. The method further includes forming the housing with the forging mold, while forging circulation grooves and the fixing face simultaneously on the inner periphery of the housing with the groove molding portion and the face molding portion of the forging mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Tetsuya Kurimura, Kiyoshi Shimizu, Yoshitaka Kabata, Masatoshi Tanigawa, Eiichi Fujita, Koji Yamagata, Masato Utiumi
  • Patent number: 8746978
    Abstract: A fluid bearing apparatus includes a housing 7 which has a cylindrical shape having a fixing face 7c for fixing the outer circumferential surface 8b of a bearing sleeve 8, and axial circulation grooves 7d for bringing both end faces 8c, 8d of the bearing sleeve 8 into circulation on the inner periphery by forging. A groove molding portion 18a2 is provided on the outer circumference of a rod 18 which serves as a forming mold for the inner periphery of the housing 7, and the circulation grooves 7d are formed by forging with this groove molding portion 18a2. Moreover, after a sealing face 107d and a cylindrical outer circumferential surface 107e provided on the outer periphery of the housing 107 are formed by forging, an inner circumferential surface 107c is formed by forging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Tetsuya Kurimura, Kiyoshi Shimizu, Yoshitaka Kabata, Masatoshi Tanigawa, Eiichi Fujita, Koji Yamagata, Masato Utiumi
  • Patent number: 8678653
    Abstract: A low-cost shaft member for hydrodynamic bearing apparatuses restores the pressure balance in a thrust bearing gap formed on both axial sides of the flange portion in an early stage. A shaft material integrally having a shaft portion and a flange portion with a through-hole between both end faces of the flange portion is formed in a common forging step. As a result, the through-hole is formed to open to an inner diameter side of the bearing gaps avoiding the thrust bearing gaps formed on both end faces of the flange portion of the shaft member as a finished product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Fukui Byora Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Natsuhiko Mori, Toshiyuki Mizytani, Takeshi Shimazaki, Koji Yamagata
  • Patent number: 8578611
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a hydro dynamic bearing device is provided for the finishing treatment of lubricating oil after lubricating the hydro dynamic bearing device, specifically for properly and effectively wiping off the lubricating oil adhering to the outside of the housing and adjusting the oil-level height of the lubricating oil filled in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kaimi, Kazuto Shimizu, Kimihiko Bitou, Nao Ishiyama, Nobuyoshi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20130283619
    Abstract: A method for producing a housing for a hydrodynamic bearing apparatus includes forming a housing 7 which has a cylindrical shape and which includes a fixing face 7c for fixing the outer circumferential surface 8b of a bearing sleeve 8, and axial circulation grooves 7d for bringing both end faces 8c, 8d of the bearing sleeve 8 into circulation on the inner periphery. The method includes providing a groove molding portion 18a2 on the outer circumference of a rod 18 which serves as a forming mold for the inner periphery of the housing 7, and forming the circulation grooves 7d of the housing by forging with the groove molding portion 18a2 of the mold. Moreover, after a sealing face 107d and a cylindrical outer circumferential surface 107e provided on the outer periphery of the housing 107 are formed by forging, an inner circumferential surface 107c is formed by forging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Tetsuya Kurimura, Kiyoshi Shimizu, Yoshitaka Kabata, Masatoshi Tanigawa, Eiichi Fujita, Koji Yamagata, Masato Utiumi
  • Patent number: 8499456
    Abstract: A method for producing a housing for a hydrodynamic bearing apparatus includes forming a housing 7 which has a cylindrical shape and which includes a fixing face 7c for fixing the outer circumferential surface 8b of a bearing sleeve 8, and axial circulation grooves 7d for bringing both end faces 8c, 8d of the bearing sleeve 8 into circulation on the inner periphery. The method includes providing a groove molding portion 18a2 on the outer circumference of a rod 18 which serves as a forming mold for the inner periphery of the housing 7, and forming the circulation grooves 7d of the housing by forging with the groove molding portion 18a2 of the mold. Moreover, after a sealing face 107d and a cylindrical outer circumferential surface 107e provided on the outer periphery of the housing 107 are formed by forging, an inner circumferential surface 107c is formed by forging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Tetsuya Kurimura, Kiyoshi Shimizu, Yoshitaka Kabata, Masatoshi Tanigawa, Eiichi Fujita, Koji Yamagata, Masato Utiumi
  • Patent number: 8387246
    Abstract: A low-cost shaft member for hydrodynamic bearing apparatuses restores the pressure balance in a thrust bearing gap formed on both axial sides of the flange portion in an early stage. A shaft material integrally having a shaft portion and a flange portion with a through-hole between both end faces of the flange portion is formed in a common forging step. As a result, the through-hole is formed to open to an inner diameter side of the bearing gaps avoiding the thrust bearing gaps formed on both end faces of the flange portion of the shaft member as a finished product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Fukui Byora Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Natsuhiko Mori, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Takeshi Shimazaki, Koji Yamagata
  • Publication number: 20120186983
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a bearing member having a highly accurate dynamic pressure generating portion stably at low cost. Dynamic pressure grooves (8a1) and (8a2) are formed as the dynamic pressure generating portions on an inner circumferential surface of the electroforming portion (10) by an electroforming process, and injection molding is performed by using a resin while inserting the electroforming portion (10), thereby forming a bearing member (8). A shaft member (2) is inserted into an inner circumference of the bearing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natsuhiko MORI, Nobuyoshi YAMASHITA, Fuminori SATOJI, Isao KOMORI, Toshiyuki MIZUTANI, Masafumi OKUMA, Kenichi MITANI
  • Patent number: 8120220
    Abstract: To provide a fluid dynamic pressure bearing device that achieves high rigidity against moment without degradation in assembly precision and bearing performance, bearing sleeves are arranged in an axial direction and coaxiality of radial bearing surfaces formed on inner peripheral surfaces of the bearing sleeves is set to 3 ?m or less. This secures width precision between the radial bearing gaps to prevent a degradation in bearing performance and a failure such as wear etc. caused by contact between a shaft member and the bearing sleeves. Further, a first radial bearing surface and a second radial bearing surface are provided on at least one sleeve, and this allows a sleeve assembly constructed from the bearing sleeves to be supported at least three positions in the axial direction in a process of assembling the sleeve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Masaaki Toda, Kimihiko Bitou, Masaharu Hori
  • Publication number: 20110296896
    Abstract: A fluid lubrication bearing apparatus which can stably produce high bearing performance is provided at low costs. Moreover, a method for producing a housing for hydrodynamic bearing apparatuses which can improve the accuracy of form of the housing of this type at low costs is provided. In forming a housing 7 which has a cylindrical shape and comprises a fixing face 7c for fixing the outer circumferential surface 8b of a bearing sleeve 8, and axial circulation grooves 7d for bringing both end faces 8c, Sd of the bearing sleeve 8 into circulation on the inner periphery by forging, a groove molding portion 18a2 is provided on the outer circumference of a rod 18 which serves as a forming mold for the inner periphery of the housing 7, and the circulation grooves 7d are formed by forging with this groove molding portion 18a2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Tetsuya Kirimura, Kiyoshi Shimizu, Yoshitaka Kabata, Masatoshi Tanigawa, Eiichi Fujita, Koji Yamagata, Masato Utiumi
  • Publication number: 20110277291
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a hydro dynamic bearing device is provided for the finishing treatment of lubricating oil after lubricating the hydro dynamic bearing device, specifically for properly and effectively wiping off the lubricating oil adhering to the outside of the housing and adjusting the oil-level height of the lubricating oil filled in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: MASAYUKI KAIMI, KAZUTO SHIMIZU, KIMIHIKO BITOU, NAO ISHIYAMA, NOBUYOSHI YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20110232093
    Abstract: A shaft material integrally having a shaft portion and a flange portion is formed by a forging process. The end face of the shaft portion of the shaft material and the end face of the flange portion on the opposite side of the shaft portion are ground relative to the corrected face, and the outer circumferential surface of the shaft material is ground relative to the end faces. This renders the cylindricity of the radial bearing faces formed on the outer periphery of the shaft portion of the produced shaft member to be 3 ?m or lower. Moreover, a shaft material integrally having the shaft portion and flange portion is formed, while simultaneously thrust hydrodynamic groove regions are formed on both end faces of the flange portion. After the forging process, radial hydrodynamic groove regions are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the shaft portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi YAMASHITA, Hideaki Kubota, Natsuhiko Mori, Keiji Nagasaki, Masahiro Makino
  • Patent number: 8020301
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hydro dynamic bearing device is provided for the finishing treatment of lubricating oil after lubricating the hydro dynamic bearing device, specifically for properly and effectively wiping off the lubricating oil adhering to the outside of the housing and adjusting the oil-level height of the lubricating oil filled in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kaimi, Kazuto Shimizu, Kimihiko Bitou, Nao Ishiyama, Nobuyoshi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20110192210
    Abstract: A low-cost shaft member for hydrodynamic bearing apparatuses restores the pressure balance in a thrust bearing gap formed on both axial sides of the flange portion in an early stage. A shaft material integrally having a shaft portion and a flange portion with a through-hole between both end faces of the flange portion is formed in a common forging step. As a result, the through-hole is formed to open to an inner diameter side of the bearing gaps avoiding the thrust bearing gaps formed on both end faces of the flange portion of the shaft member as a finished product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi YAMASHITA, Natsuhiko Mori, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Takeshi Shimazaki, Koji Yamagata